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2019.90.4.2 · Item · 2004
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Cream trousers (part of a two piece suit) with pick stitched pocket edge, fly and side seam. The front pockets are a slightly slanted frogmouth pocket. The centre front closes with an extended tab and fastens with a visible button and a hook and bar on the inside. At the top of the fly there is a small folded tab which sits on the waistband. There are seven belt loops around the waistband and the inside is finished with a pink and blue striped lining waistbanding. There is a single pocket on the back right side, closed with a button. The suit comes with a PS Paul Smith garment bag and hanger. Designed in UK, made in Italy. Paul Smith
2019.90.5 · Item · 2006
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Grey pinstripe trousers in a pinstripe stretch twill fabric. The front pocket is large and scooped, with a change pocket on the right side. The centre front closes with a button on the fly bearer, a hook and bar at the centre front, and a double hook and bar on the waistband tab. There are eight belt loops on the waistband, with a Prada - Milano label on the left side belt loop. The back has a patch pocket on each side with a shallow pointed lower edge. There are two darts on each side. The outer edge is finished with a single line of top stitching. on the outer hem there is a vent, with a curved facing on the outside of the front leg. The leg has a small cuff, closed with a single button. Designed and made in Italy. Prada
2019.91 · Item · Autumn Winter 2018
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long lightweight hooded coat with fishtail back made of layers of patchworked organza in grey, green, blue, khaki, brown and blue. The patchwork panels have been overstitched with quilting in vertical lines. It has a wide stripe of bright blue down the centre front and centre back which are sewn down with ten vertical channels. Through the channels are threaded cream cotton cords with black metal bound ends which extend beyond the ends of the panels, creating a fringe effect. The front has two of the same stripes angled away from the centre front waist, also threaded with cotton cords. The hood has five short tabs of bright blue around the outside which are threaded with two long cream cotton cords that hang down on each side at the front. The hood has a cream cotton drawcord around the edge. There is a stripe of bright blue across the top of the shoulder and down the outside edge of each sleeve.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: India
Craig Green
2019.92 · Item · Spring Summer 1982
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Red and green cape in two parts. The first is a red fleece jersey hooded pullover, open at the sides and fastening with a single button at the cuff. There is a circle of buttons around the neck, which support the outer layer. Removable Stone Island cloth badge which is attached with buttons to the centre front.

The outer cape is made of green Tela Stella (cotton canvas impregnated on both sides with pigmented resin which has been enzyme washed) with grey edges, two red sections, and a grey reverse side. The cape drops over the hooded jersey cape, attaching to the circle of buttons. The back of the cape can be buttoned to the front edge creating an armhole. There is a button tab at the centre back of the cape which creates a pleat. Both shoulders have a slash, which closes with a button and tab and reveals the red layer underneath. Removable Stone Island cloth badge which is attached with buttons to the centre front.

All of the buttons of both layers are pewter-coloured metal.
Designed and made in Italy.

Stone Island
2019.93 · Item · 2019
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Short purple coat with down feather interlining, pink lining and hood (production sample including re-used linings from left-over fabric from previous seasons). The parka has ultrasonic welded seams. It closes centre front with a zip and a double flap wind protection covering which closes with magnetic fastenings. At the neck of the hood are two purple '7L' press stud fastenings and there is one at the bottom hem. Each side has two waterproof zipped pockets, one horizontal, one vertical. The end of all zips have a matt garage to ensure waterproof quality. There is also an invisible zipped pocket above the vertical pocket.

The hood has a stiff peak insert, and two stoppered elastic draw cords. There is another draw cord around the waist, which feeds down a channel sewn into the centre front facing. There is a channel pocket across the back, which closes with a zip on each end. The inside lining has a removable elasticated waist snow skirt which fastens at the front with four snap fasteners. There are inside zipped pockets on each side and a headphone hole on the left. The sleeve cuffs have a cotton elastane grey inner layer mitten with thumb hole.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: China (garment), Switzerland (fabric)
Manufactured in Shenzhen, China by A-Garment.

7L
2019.94 · Item · nd [1983-1992]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Cream chunky hand knitted jumper with central motif of a blue turtle. The turtle has a black pattern on its back and is positioned in a dark yellow square which has a green and orange striped border. There are plaited green and yellow threads hanging from three corners. The sleeves have a diagonal stripe pattern of orange, blue, red and green. The cuffs, waistband and neck are a wide rib. The neck is edged in orange, the left sleeve green, the right sleeve red and the bottom hem grey. Made in Great Britain. Tommy Nutter
2019.95 · Item · 2015
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Quilted dark blue cotton sleeveless tabard style top with black webbing straps. It has bound edges around the neckline, sides and bottom hem and closes at the centre front with a zip. The front is quilted with vertical lines of stitching. It has four pairs of wide black webbing straps which are sewn horizontally across the chest, the lower two are threaded through a wide flap. The straps on the left are sewn down across the chest, the corresponding straps on the right are shorter and only the ends are sewn to the sides.

The back panel is also quilted with vertical lines of stitching. Over the upper back is an extra layer of fabric which is gathered at the waist. There are two black webbing loops on each side of the back waist with webbing straps threaded through. There are two further loops lower down on each side and extra webbing straps sewn to them.

Craig Green
London Fire Brigade Jacket
2019.96 · Item · nd [2010-2018]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Black jacket with high stand collar and hi-viz reflective strips. The jacket has a throat guard across the front neck of the collar and a wide placket covering the centre front fastening. It has a black plastic clip attachment sewn to the centre front chest and two velcro fastening loops on the front. The sleeves have additional inner cuffs made of black rib knit bands with thumb loops. Around the chest hem and the bottom of the sleeves are wide bands of yellow hi-vis with a centre stripe of silver reflective material. On the right chest and right arm printed in white are the letters L F B in squares over 'LONDON FIRE BRIGADE'. On the left sleeve is an angled flapped pocket with a printed badge emblem of the London Fire Brigade. The back of the jacket has two vertical strips of yellow hi-viz with silver reflective strips down each side and a stripe around the bottom hem. Across the upper back is printed 'FIRE' in silver reflective material. Designer unknown
2019.97.1 · Item · 1939
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Fitted black wool tailcoat with linked button front (part of a three piece morning suit or formal wear). Peak lapel front and a single lapel buttonhole on the left lapel. There is a breast pocket with welt on the left hand side of the chest. Two part sleeve construction and the cuff finished with four buttons. The coat is fully lined in black twill rayon with contrasting sleeve lining.

There is a hanging loop stitched into the centre back underneath the collar. Two buttons are positioned at the waist of the centre back on either side of the centre vent, a folded pleat follows from each centre back button to the tail hem. The tails have two pockets stitched into the centre back on each side of the single vent. Black and white Austin Reed woven brand label with customers name in the inside pocket in the chest lining .

Austin Reed
2019.97.2 · Item · 1939
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Light grey wool double breasted peak lapel backless waistcoat (part of a three piece morning suit or formal wear). It has six grey mother of pearl buttons and hand sewn fish eye button holes. There are four outer welt pockets on the front. The waistcoat front body is fully lined in pale grey twill rayon. The lining is extended across the back of the collar, there is no back and the front is held in place by an adjustable waist strap across the back. On the front, at the edge of the peak of the lapel, it has been stitched to the collar to hold it position. There is an Austin Reed label in the back of the neck. Austin Reed